SB 81 - Patient Access to Eye Care Act; blindness education, screening, treatment

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Committees

Current Status

05/03/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Patient Access to Eye Care Act" and further relating to the blindness education, screening, and treatment program, and Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to recodify the provisions relating to patient access to eye care as a portion of Title 33, the "Georgia Insurance Code"; to provide for enforcement by the Commissioner of Insurance and the powers of the Commissioner related thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/10/05 11:15 AM Senate Vote #178 055 000 001 000 CONSENT CALENDAR FOR NONCONTESTED GENERAL LEGISLATION
03/21/05 02:45 PM House Vote #339 170 000 007 003 PASS

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/28/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/16/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/17/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/10/2005 Senate Third Read
03/10/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/11/2005 House First Readers
03/12/2005 House Second Readers
03/15/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/21/2005 House Third Readers
03/21/2005 House Passed/Adopted
04/05/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
05/03/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/03/2005 Act 139
07/01/2005 Effective Date